Internal-combustion engine.



H., EASON.

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

Patented July 12,1910.

APPLICATION FILED JULY16,190B.

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APPLICATION TILED JULY 16. 1908 963,880 PatentedJuly 12,1910.

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H. EASON. INTERNAL GOMBUS'IION ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16. I908.

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' INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

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Patented July-12,.1910.

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'I-NTEnNaL-coMBUs'rIoN ENGINE.

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- ivention--colnprehends certain 'Iiew a1 eiulI iiiiprmYenients'in internal corn- 1 0 iii tibn engines of the rotar t p'e'andmy inv ent io n has for its pr'imaryp lect a fsim' l'e;

and etiicient' 'construction of engihe"of t is Sig lie; ,"n hich will embody correlated parts placement ofthe-piston, the inv'en'tidii als'o means whereby the amount of 'eit- Y p'losn e mixture taken into the-cylinder or cylinders can-be, if desif'ed, tonsider'ably greaterthanthe-displacement of the piston or lstonst h'these main objects in viewfan-d with' objects that ivill hereinafter set 1 1; fliein'vention consists in ce'rtain'con- 3Q stir-actions; arrangements, constructions of the 'part-sthat I shallhereinafter fully de-. f. s'ciibeja'nd then point. out theno'vel features .fth reef in the a p'cn'ded'clai-ins;

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. -ti l .7 v I!, gure1 is a horizontal sectional 'view' of an. internal eonibustionengine constructed 4 0 ,in .accord ance with" my invention; Fig. 2 is -1 .vql'tical sectional View thereof'on the line of Fig. 1; Fig; Ellis a deta-il'sectional 1; may on the line-V3 3 of Fig.1. Fig. is an en urged-[sectional elley itioi' the section P tons' t 'a't .are employed" "n the Pis ibodiment ioi the lnven'ti onf F ig, 6 is aside 2 e ley atiohof the engine" on a reduced s'cale;

section Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 'tho numeral l designates the bed ofmy improved rotary internal combustion engine," said bed being ing' taken o'a' the line 7 7 of cteniwhicli Will-develop 'a" maximum aref'at all tinmS in balanced relation to ren'c'eis to be had to -thefollowing de-' iscrlption and accompanying drawings in I "and such-casting is formed atop 'oslte sides,

with annular flanges 8' designer? the opening'and closing of the chambers/i f asthe cylinders rotate, the.flanges -working' ;95

0t any desired construction land'design, ,ex

cept as hereinafter n'oted ahd in 'tlie present instance bein' substantially mt'al, sis-"best illustrated *in 1; forinin a, supporting" frame within'iwhi ch.the.'ope ative"parts.:Qf" 0 the eiiginefrotate. "Theb'ed' fis provided at,

which the bearings cy index supports 3 are mounted, saiwlbearin s beirfgr'espec tively provided with l'a'tra ly'extendin air ts passages 4-=for=the tireecircnlati\on; o 'airf'f througlr'the crank case. -'At onezend, the bed is formed for fconneetionfwith .a feai bureter 'or other suitableisourceof supply of the gaseous .fueLaS-indica'ted at Y5, and 78 i the-bed is provided Witli passages G'Which diverge from-the point 5 and which' lead to" 'segmental-"chambers'T formed in the en' larged portions-2. =1

' As contemplated-by n1y-invention,; -the:" 5 enoines constructed in'accordanetherewith w'il have'.a plurality ofcompression cylinders arranged so as to -balance eaeh other,

and it is-to be undei'stood' that the inven- 4 tion may embody either two, -fourgor' an greaternumber thatfi a multiple ofgtwo,

In the presentinstance, I have-illustrated 4 four 'coinpression cylinders. set at--- right angles to eachiothena nd arrangedindongitu-dinally alinedpairs, the cylinders being 3,5 designated 4A, B, Cfand D,= respectivelyfas best illustrated in Fig 6. Thesefooinpression cylinders are all connected Itogether u for simultaneous rotation by any jdesired construction of-twogart castings, one part' j b of which is illustrate in Fig.1 designated 9 .Q

to control" I 1 '9 leading from the flange 8 outwardly to a port 10 whichis preferably laterally elonf gated,' as indicated, in 4. -Each c0mpres.--. sion cylinder 13 further ormed with 'a series i of exhaust ports 11 that are slightly outgoi g alirieineiit-wlth the inletports 10,(see Fig.1)

andthat communicate with "enhaust pas sages 12 that are formed by pipes connected to the respective cylinders as shown and being preferably provided with rearwardly facing extremities designed to assist in suckout the spent gases from the cylinders nates the spar working ,,.=rs the same rotate.

,Each compression cylinder contains a cylinder the same being designated A, B, C and respectively. These are mounted for a rectilinear or back and forth movement. in their respective compression cylinders,-and the working cylinders in turn contain working pistons A, B, C and D", said istons having their respective rods direct y connected to the wrist pins 13 of a crank shaft 14, the cranks of said shaft being set at 180 degrees apart and the shaft 14 being j ournaled eccentrically in the hollow bearin or supports 3.: 1 5 desiglugs or charge i'gnlting devices of .which t ere is one for each of the working cylinders, mounted in the outer end ways for crosshea thereof, t e p ugs being designed to close the charge igniting circuits at'the terminals 16, upon the completion of the outward traverse or. stroke of the working cylinders. And .17 designates the automatically acting valves for the working cylinders, said valves being mounted in the outer ends'thereof and controlling the communication between the interior of-the [working cylinders and the interior of the compression cylinders.

,In order toefiect the necessary movement lofithe working-cylinders in their compression cylinders,- I- have connected together the complemental or'longitudinally alined working cylinders of the same set or pair by means of yokes-IS on opposite sides 0' the cylinders, said okes constituting guide- (is or blocks '19 mounted onthe crank shaft 14, as best illustrated in previously admitted is being compressed while'in the cylinder D, the charge has been I f the while.

reached, in its forward traverse, a point fresh charge is er itself is moving1 passage 9 into the compression cylinder B and back of the .outer end of the workmg cylinder B. In the cylinder C,'the charge i ited and 'isworking with its expansive orce. As a charge is lgn cylinder A,

will travel forwardly inthe working 0 linder while at the same time the cylinforwardly, the entire set of cylinders an pi tons revolvingl all When the piston A" shall ave 11' the work- 'ust .past the air inlet-ports aposition mg cylinder A will have reached being admitted through the ited in the work-- it is ObVlOIlS that the piston where its exhaust ports register with the exhaust chamber or assage 12.and thereupon .the spent gases ward traverse of the piston and working cylinders, a partial vacuum is being established in the compression cylinders. When the revolution of parts reaches the supply chamber or passage 7, the-partial vacuum thus established Wlll aspirate a fresh charge through the adjoining assage 6 and such charge will be admit-to until the reverse movementof the working cylinder closes the port 10 of the corresponding com ression cylinder in'which it is containe. 'Ahd thereafter, on the reverse stroke of the working cylinder and piston, thecharge whic 1 has been thus admitted will automatically open the valve 17., and flow into the outward end of the .working cylinder -and will be W1 1 be exhausted, while at v the. same time, it is obvious that in this forcompressed by, and between the outer eiidof the compression cylinder and the correlated piston, while at the same time, the exhaust ports will'have been 'c'ut-.,ofi and the charge will then be igni-ted after ;it-has'been fully com ressed.

From t e engine in' which all parts' revolve -on their own centers and in which each part is ball foregoing descriptions in connection with the accompanymg dr'awings,. .it' will be seen that I haveprovided iin-efficient construction of internal" combustion. 9 5

an'ced by a corresponding part;:' and 'that 3 .the .istons are doublekor arranged in: loir- 'gitu inally alined wor ing rods connected directly to t the crank shaft, thereby eliminating t 'e'use" of connecting rods.

pairs with" their Itis also to be particularly noted that the pistons operate in working cylinders that are in turn mounted in chargerom ression cylinders for relatively long1tudina movement therein coincident with, but at a slower rate of speed than, the said pistons, whereby the friction of thepistons 1s materially reduced; and, what is more important, such arrangement provides that t e explosive charge will drive the pistons and (through them) the shaft with an expansion chamber less than the displacement of the piston, owing to the follow1ng-up movement of the working cylinders as the pistons travel forwardly. Conversely, the amount of the ex- )losive mixture taken into the working cylinders can be, if desired, several times greater than the displacement of the. pistons. Also, the force of the explosions at one-half stroke is exactly tan ential to the throw of the crank, thereby o tainingmaximum efii-' ciencywith a relatively short stroke, and, as above noted, with an expansion chamber less than the displacement of the piston. As each explosion drives the crank shaft one complete revolution except that portionof the stroke where the exhaust parts are uncylinder, e crank between the organic shaftder.arren%gd. to effecta e ww -,s1on-- cylinder uring; the forward. movement covered; it "will, be

fth'roj'v; crank shaft and. fouh cylinders, the 'shegft isdriven' continuously and uniformly Itwo. explosiqiis;

iin' necessary. ljavin thus is eleime' as new is; 7

1L In an en 'ne of the character described, .the ,eombinetlonofi a compression cylinde'r,

e cylinder mounted to, move; there -in,.e'-pistonmovable within the working cylinder, ,9; crgink shaft to-wh ich the piston is' operetivelyv connected, and a connectionbetween saidocrcnk; shaft and the working eylinder, erranged to efiect afterward mo ve-. ment of the workin iforw-zn'd movement 9 1,7 -working eylinder.

cylinderduring. the V the piston Within'the 2 In sn engine of the cherec ter described,

the combination oi a compression cylinder,- ya w'orking cylinder mounted to move therein, aigpiston movable-within the worliing Y shaft .to whichthe p ston.

is oper,etively 1 connected; and. -.a. connect on and working cyluv I forward movement 'n fcyl-inder within the 'compres of the'gpiston within the working cylinder,

'--but:at a slower rate of speed then the workthee working eyl which 'the .the-connection jug-cylinder. a n-an engineof the character described, 5' the combination of e'com ression cylinder, a. Working cylindermovab ewithin the compression c yli'nder, -e piston movable within istonis operativel between the she, ing 'cyli-nderbeing arranged tc move. the

- working geylinder simultaneously with and in. the s amedirection as. the piston, ;mea'n s4 forfladmitting'. a charge into the compression 1 e'ylinderbuckpf the working cylinder in the' forwerd simultaneousmovement of the let *ter and the pistongmeans for excludin said uring the Working cylinder the'.-working cylincylinder and .pistonso as to com- 0 srge between the LPiston and the the colnbinat'ion of a'pair of oppositelyposlt-iond' end longitud nally allned compression cylinders, *c' linders are --mounted torotete, e crank ""s eftjournnled eccentrieallyxin said supi- "supports upon which said ports, working cylinders mounted in the compression cylinders, pistons mounted In the respective working cyllnders, a connection between said working cylinders and said crank shaft arran ed to effect a forward movement of the wor ing cylinders in the that with a dou'lil'e,

iseidg-work ngcylinders, and means I :ind without enyjarj or -mitting:1 ':l \erges into the compression cyl-lriundue vibratiom'nobalanee-or flywheel'be--. 1 i

deseribed the invention; whet. ftheeombinatlonof a pandersjjduring the reverse ,to'moy'e 'mseid "tons' mounted indery a crank shaft to connected, t and work-l two ing cylinders, fund a connection tween; the 'shift'and the 'working cylinder sioncylindrs for st!lpsequently movement 0t both 1 revolve on said su'ppo'rt rnounted operetigvely. connected.

eir"respect1ve--'pist0ns within compression "cylindersjdnring the forwardmovement of 5. loan en'g'in'efif the character described,

' ofopp'dsitely posi- .tioned and longitudinally. Ialm'ed compression ylind'crs, supports upon which "said c linders are mounted. to ,rotete,

s aft ports; working eylinders mounted it the' respective working cy tion "between "said work ng-cylinders and said crank sheft'erren movement of; their respective-pistons;within said working cylinders; means foradmitting -t e forward movements-6fthe working cy ind a "crank on'rnaled :eccent'ricwlly in said suF- linder's, a; :conneecompressionwylinders, pistons-mounted -1'n ing cylinders in -the "'b pliessioni'cyhnders lduringfthe --=for.war

ch r es igito the coxiipressioiiecylinders dun I ers gnd for excluding "seid 'chfirges from sfthe "working cylinders iduri'ng such movement, f and meens for sulis'e "fientlyi ad mitt-ihg lthe, charg s'finto' the wol -hingcylinjvenientsofs'aid cylinders and-joistons'if g 1 3, the ooinbi'ni tio'ii of ii -sup ortin 'frame I or; e supports mountedtherein, e [cranks aft odrnal'ed in the'said supports, compressmn cylinders" m'ountcd'to tiirn on "I, In efrot' ry engineyof the ihternalflcombustion type, the eomhinatijonfo'f a supportthe rte-some internal ixiinbustion- 'en ing 'framewprlt', cylinder supports mounted therein,"longitudinally' alin'ed oppositely ex-' tending compression cylinders, ountedto working izylinders compression cylinith I 1'esp {3qt' thereto,

pistons mounte ntl ie' prltingley lindei's, a crank ,sheftjouiinaled i .said istons, means for admitting the chin" '6 into the com ress i hemb ta nd filf ibe. t th e er y n e nd a connection btiveenibbth tie", working cylinders d. th 5h ranged to move the aft in.- working cylinders and the compression cylinders longitudinally relatively thereto during the revolution of the compression cylinders and the rectiv to;

l on said supports,

linear movement ofthe I istons and theconsequent rotation of the s aft.

=8.- l'tn a rotary, internal combustion em gine, the combinat onof a supporting framework, cylinder supports carried thereby, compression cylinders mounted to revolve 'and'formed with inlet and exhaust ports, working cylindersniounted to move in said compression cylinders and formed with exhaust ports adaptedtoregister with the exhaust ports of the compression cylinders, pistons mounted to move in said working ,cylinders, a shaft to which -said pistons are operativelyco nected,

means for moving said working cylinders longitudinally relatively thereto during the revolution of the compressio "cylinders and rotation of the shaft, the W0 king cylinders being movablepast the inlet aports of the compression c ,linder so as to a mit a charge back of the working cylinders, the framework being provide with-a supplygchamher and a. supply passage leading thereto,

I l ,1 the compressionicylinders being provided with inlet passages leading to their inlet orts and arranged 9; In arotary engine, oppositely extending compression cyl nders f working cylinders mounted to move in sai 'oonipression=cylinders,

a charge into the compression c means for admittin linders an the; working cylin ers, pistons thence to -mounted.to move in said working cylinders,

ashaft towh-ichsaidpistons are 0 eratively connected," ayoke connecting sai working cylinderstoget I in said yoke and mounted upon said shaft whereby to'efiect the longitudinal movement J .of the -w orkin% compression cy cylinder 4. cylinder, an igniting device-carried by the.

5-5 working cylinder,

- lactuate to close the'ig'niting .working cylinder,

-scribed, the combination I cylinder formed with an inlet port and with 'liression cylinder er and a crosshead movable cylinders relatively to the indersupon the rotationof the shaft. y 10;?In an internal combustion engine, the combinationof a compression cylinder, :1 support therefor, a working cylinder mounted to move inder', a piston mounted to. move in the a shaft to which said piston s operatively admittinga charge into the compress on and subsequently into the working and'a switch carried by cylinder and designedvto be circuit by and upon contact with'the igniting device. ,11.-'-In an engine of the character-deof'a compression the com ression an extension having an exhaust port, a working cylinder movable withm the;co nand provided with an 111- et port and an ;exhaust port, -a' piston mounted as move within the working cyla partial working c to successively register with'the suppl {chamber during the revolu 3 tion of the cylinders. J. a

" the combination a of 4 piston within the workin exhaust-port's of the working cylinder. I the j in the compression cyl onnected, means for inder,

a shaft to which said piston opera tively connected, a connection between said shaft andworking cylinder arranged to move the working cylinder forwardly 'asthe piston moves forwardly, whereby to create vacuum back of the working cylinder upon its forward stroke so as tojsuck in a charge at the time thefouter end of the working cylinder passes the inlet port of the compression cylinder, and 'for inwardly opening the inlet valve mounted in the outer end of the working cylinder which is arranged to control communication between the compression cylinder and-the workingcylinder. v

12. In an internalfcombustion engine, the

combination of a compression cylinder formed with an, inlet port and an extension formed with an" exhaust port out of alinee' with auxiliary exhaust ports a crank shaft to which said piston is connected, and a connection between-the"crank.shaft and work in cylinder arranged to move the workin cy inder forwardly in the compression cy inder duringthe forward movement ofthe cylinder, the parts being so-arranged t at the exhaust ports of the working cylinder will rcgi'ster with the-exhaust cylinder substantialy simultaneous o'rt pf the com ression y withthejtravel of the piston past the auxiliary l3. Inan internal combustion engine;

combination of a compression cylinder, a

working cylinder mounted to move in the compression cylinder, a iston mounted for a rectilinear movement in the working cylv-l indcr, a crank-shaft connected to said piston,

I and a connection between said'crank shaft .and working 0 linder arranged to move the working cy'lin er'forwardly durin theforw'ard movement of the piston, ut at a 'slower rate of speedv than the piston, and

' cylinder" also arranged to move the workin rearwardly simultaneously with the reverse movement of the piston, whercby the'amount of the-explosive mixture taken into the 'workihgcylinder is greater than the displacementot the piston. p

14. .ln'na rotary. internal combustion cn gine, the combination-of a bed, a pair of longitudinally alincdcompression cylinders 'mounteil to revolve on said bed, a crank shaft, 511 ports in which said crank sliaftfis journale eccentrically to the center of revolotion of the cylinders, working cylinders mounted to move in theveom'presslon cylinders, pistons'mounted in the working cylinders, and a connection between the working cvlinders and the crank shaft arranged to eEect a movement of the working cylinders within the compression cylinders simulteneously with the movement of the 'piston within the working cylinders. 15. In a rotary engine, a compression cylmder provided with an inlet port and with 'an extension having'an exhaust port and with .a rearvmrdlyopeningpassage leading from the exhaust port, supports on which the cylinder'is mounted to revolve, a Working cylinder mounted within'the compres- -in presence 0 two witnesses.

inder and the crankshaft arranged to effect r ,e movement/of the working cylinder in the compression j'cylinder durin a movement of the piston within the wor ngicylinderfl" In testimon 'whereof l rnysignati re HARRY nAsoN. '[ne HArFls,

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